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    M.P.E.C. 2004-K73                                Issued 2004 May 30, 00:14 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
             Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2004 KF17
    
    Observations:
         K04K17F* C2004 05 28.25510 15 23 27.20 +18 33 18.6          18.9   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 28.26397 15 23 27.45 +18 31 46.2          19.4   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 28.27276 15 23 27.62 +18 30 12.5          19.7   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 28.28154 15 23 27.81 +18 28 38.9          19.1   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 28.29048 15 23 28.00 +18 27 02.5          19.7   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.24917 15 26 53.88 +14 37 19.5          17.9   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.25468 15 26 54.41 +14 35 33.0          18.3   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.25806 15 26 54.70 +14 34 26.8          18.5   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.26316 15 26 55.28 +14 32 47.2          18.6   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.26687 15 26 55.58 +14 31 34.2          18.9   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.27154 15 26 56.13 +14 30 01.9          18.6   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.27568 15 26 56.55 +14 28 40.0          18.1   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.28007 15 26 57.00 +14 27 13.3          18.3   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.28448 15 26 57.45 +14 25 45.5          18.2   EK073704
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.86692 15 30 40.92 +10 20 04.6          18.1 V EK073A16
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.86833 15 30 41.36 +10 19 20.7          18.1 V EK073A16
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.86955 15 30 41.56 +10 18 41.5          18.1 V EK073A16
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.87217 15 30 42.36 +10 17 19.5          17.2 V EK073A16
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.87358 15 30 42.76 +10 16 35.5          17.4 V EK073A16
         K04K17F  C2004 05 29.87481 15 30 43.14 +10 15 56.4          17.7 V EK073A16
    
    Observer details:
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
        1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    A16 Tentlingen.  Observer P. Kocher.  reflector 0.3-m f/4 + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2004 KF17
    Epoch 2004 May 15.0 TT = JDT 2453140.5                  MPC
    M 343.26733              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.39200322     Peri.  211.95081     +0.19498486     +0.95667634
    a   1.8490258      Node    70.07320     -0.84450398     +0.27586901
    e   0.4753504      Incl.   13.29650     -0.49879247     -0.09309497
    P   2.51           H   25.4           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 2004 May 28-29.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2004 KF17                a,e,i = 1.85, 0.48, 13                  q = 0.9701
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 05 25    15 18.99   +23 31.7    0.045    1.045   133.9    44.3    20.5
    2004 05 26    15 19.83   +22 36.5    0.039    1.041   134.4    44.1    20.1
    2004 05 27    15 21.02   +21 17.2    0.032    1.036   135.3    43.4    19.7
    2004 05 28    15 22.84   +19 16.4    0.026    1.032   136.9    42.1    19.2
    2004 05 29    15 25.82   +15 53.6    0.019    1.029   139.8    39.5    18.5
    2004 05 30    15 31.49   +09 12.8    0.013    1.025   146.0    33.6    17.5
    2004 05 31    15 46.05   -08 35.5    0.0074   1.021   162.6    17.3    15.7
    2004 06 01    17 29.91   -66 24.9    0.0047   1.017   134.8    45.0    15.5
    2004 06 02    02 14.90   -60 29.0    0.0087   1.014    87.8    91.7    18.4
    2004 06 03    02 47.95   -47 24.4    0.015    1.011    74.5   104.7    20.1
    2004 06 04    02 57.01   -41 54.0    0.021    1.007    69.4   109.5    21.2
    2004 06 05    03 01.27   -38 55.7    0.027    1.004    66.8   111.7    21.9
    2004 06 06    03 03.78   -37 04.1    0.034    1.001    65.4   112.8    22.4
    2004 06 07    03 05.46   -35 47.5    0.040    0.998    64.7   113.2    22.8
    2004 06 08    03 06.69   -34 51.1    0.047    0.996    64.2   113.3    23.1
    2004 06 09    03 07.64   -34 07.6    0.053    0.993    64.0   113.2    23.4
    2004 06 10    03 08.43   -33 32.6    0.060    0.991    64.0   112.9    23.6
    2004 06 11    03 09.11   -33 03.7    0.066    0.988    64.0   112.5    23.8
    2004 06 12    03 09.71   -32 39.0    0.073    0.986    64.1   112.1    24.0
    2004 06 13    03 10.25   -32 17.6    0.079    0.984    64.3   111.5    24.1
    2004 06 14    03 10.76   -31 58.6    0.086    0.982    64.5   110.9    24.2
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-K73
    

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